EP1175791A1 - Signalisation dans un reseau de telecommunications - Google Patents

Signalisation dans un reseau de telecommunications

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EP1175791A1
EP1175791A1 EP00927064A EP00927064A EP1175791A1 EP 1175791 A1 EP1175791 A1 EP 1175791A1 EP 00927064 A EP00927064 A EP 00927064A EP 00927064 A EP00927064 A EP 00927064A EP 1175791 A1 EP1175791 A1 EP 1175791A1
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Raul Martin Cabello
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Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson AB
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04Q—SELECTING
    • H04Q3/00—Selecting arrangements
    • H04Q3/0016—Arrangements providing connection between exchanges
    • H04Q3/0025—Provisions for signalling

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  • the present invention relates to signalling in a telecommunications network and more particularly to the use of Signalling System number 7 (SS7) in a telecommunications network.
  • SS7 Signalling System number 7
  • SPs Signalling Points
  • SS7 Signalling System number 7
  • SS7 defines (subject to certain national/regional variations) a suite of protocol parts (or levels) capable of dealing with modern network signalling demands.
  • FIG 1 illustrates schematically the "structure" of SS7 (it will be appreciated that the SS7 parts are generally implemented by means of software running on computer processors).
  • the user and application parts which are the entities which make use of and provide signalling information.
  • ISUP ISDN user part
  • MAP mobile application part
  • FIG. 1 illustrates schematically the "structure" of SS7 (it will be appreciated that the SS7 parts are generally implemented by means of software running on computer processors).
  • ISUP ISUP
  • MAP mobile application part
  • MTP Message Transfer Part
  • Level 1 defines the physical, electrical, and functional characteristics of a digital signalling link.
  • MTP level 1 has a number of different possible forms including the European standard E.l (2048KB/S and 32 64KB/S channels).
  • MTP level 2 takes care of the accurate end-to-end transmission of messages across a chosen signalling link, whilst MTP level 3 handles the routing of signalling messages between neighbouring signalling links based upon information received from higher SS7 levels concerning the final destination of a signalling message.
  • MTP level 3 handles inter alia re-routing of messages away from failed or congested signalling links.
  • Routing by MTP level 3 is carried out based on a destination signalling point and subsystem number (SSN), provided to the MTP by a higher SS7 layer.
  • SSN destination signalling point and subsystem number
  • TCAP Transaction Capabilities Application Part
  • SCCP Signalling Connection and Control Part
  • An additional important function of the SCCP in an origination node is to determine whether or not a block of data received from a user or application part is too large to be transmitted in a single SCCP message (which may be either a UniData (UDT) or an Extended UniData (XUDT) message). If the user data cannot be contained within a single UDT or XUDT message, then the SCCP segments the user data into two or more segments. In this case, each XUDT message contains a segmentation parameter which in turn contains an in-sequence delivery option flag which is set to assist in delivering the XUDT messages in the correct order to the destination node.
  • a segmentation parameter which in turn contains an in-sequence delivery option flag which is set to assist in delivering the XUDT messages in the correct order to the destination node.
  • SCCP segments i.e. XUDT messages
  • SCCP segments may arrive at a destination node out of sequence. This will occur if a signalling node, either the originating node or an intermediate node, decides to change transmission links in the middle of transmitting a related sequence of segments, as segments may then be sent via different paths having different transmission times.
  • IP network means that there is no guarantee that a series of IP packets or "datagrams" will be sent via the same route. Rather, routers within an IP network will dynamically allocate datagrams to links depending upon link availability. It is noted that the problem of SCCP segments arriving at a destination node out of sequence may arise even in existing SS7 networks where, for example, a given signalling link becomes unavailable during the transmission of a sequence of related SCCP segments.
  • a method of reassembling an ordered sequence of Signalling Connection and Control Part (SCCP) message segments at the SCCP of a signalling node of a telecommunications network, where said message segments are received out of order at the signalling node comprising the steps of: receiving a first of the message segments at the SCCP; initiating a reassembly process for the sequence to which the received segment belongs; storing the received segment as part of said initiated process; receiving and storing the remaining segments of the SCCP message; concatenating the received segments in the correct order to obtain an SCCP user data block; and passing the reassembled SCCP user data block to an SCCP user.
  • SCCP Signalling Connection and Control Part
  • Embodiments of the present invention enable SCCP data to be transmitted via a network which does not guarantee in-sequence delivery.
  • the network may be for example an IP network or an SS7 network using load sharing.
  • each segmentation parameter contains an indicator indicating the number of segments which follow the associated segment, when the segments are in the correct sequence.
  • each of the segments contains a segmentation local reference which identifies the sequence to which the segment belongs, a calling party address, and/or an originating point code. More preferably, the segment reassembly process at said SCCP is identified by the segmentation local reference and one or both of the calling party address and originating point code.
  • the SCCP determines whether or not a segment reassembly process is currently in progress for the received segment using the segmentation local reference and calling party address/originating point code.
  • a counter is started at the SCCP upon receipt of the first of a disordered sequence.
  • the counter is incremented after receipt of each successive segment, and the counter is used to determine whether or not all the segments of a sequence have been received. When all the segments have been received, said concatenation of the segments is carried out.
  • apparatus for reassembling an ordered sequence of Signalling Connection and Control Part (SCCP) message segments at the SCCP of a signalling node of a telecommunications network, where said message segments are received out of order at the signalling node
  • the apparatus comprising: memory means; means for receiving the first of a set of SCCP message segments at the signalling node and for storing said received segment in said memory means; means for receiving the remaining segments of the SCCP message and for storing these segments in the memory means; processing means for concatenating the received segments in the correct order to form an SCCP user data block; and means for transferring the SCCP user data block to an SCCP user.
  • SCCP Signalling Connection and Control Part
  • a Signalling Connection and Control Part of an SS7 protocol stack the SCCP being arranged to: receive a first of the message segments; initiate a reassembly process for the sequence to which the received segment belongs; store the received segment as part of said initiated process; receive and store the remaining segments of the SCCP message; concatenate the received segments in the correct order to obtain an SCCP user data block; and pass the reassembled SCCP user data block to an SCCP user.
  • Figure 1 illustrates schematically the protocol layers of an SS7 protocol stack
  • Figure 2 illustrates schematically a signalling network of a telecommunications network
  • FIG. 3 is a flow diagram illustrating an SCCP message segment reassembly process at a destination node of the signalling network of Figure 2.
  • the various layers of an SS7 protocol stack have been described above with reference to Figure 1.
  • the process to be described below relates to a modification of the SCCP of the SS7 stack and more particularly to a modification which allows the SCCP at a destination signalling node to correctly reassemble a segmented SCCP user data block even if the individual segments of the message are received out of order at the destination node.
  • FIG 2 illustrates schematically a signalling network 1 of an overall telecommunications network in which a pair of signalling nodes 2,3 are coupled to enable signalling traffic to be transferred between the nodes 2,3.
  • Each of the nodes 2,3 is provided with an SS7 protocol stack (see Figure 1) to enable the nodes to transfer data between the signalling network and various different application and user parts.
  • Each of the signalling nodes 2,3 is coupled to an SS7/IP gateway 4,5 which provide an interface between the SS7 nodes 2,3 and an IP network 6.
  • the gateways 4,5 provide for a protocol translation between the SS7 and IP protocols and also provide for routing within the IP network 6.
  • Such an SS7/IP network is known per se and will not be described in detail here.
  • each XUDT message contains a calling party address which may comprise one or more of a global title, a signalling point code, and a subsystem number.
  • Each XUDT message also contains routing and control information including a segmentation parameter (see below).
  • the XUDT messages are transmitted using the MTP network to the SS7/IP gateway 4 to which the originating signalling node 2 is connected.
  • the gateway 4 determines the IP address of the destination signalling node 3 (or rather the address of the SS7/IP gateway 5 to which the destination signalling node 3 is connected).
  • Each SCCP segment is encapsulated into an IP datagram and may be transferred between the originating and destination SS7/IP gateways 4,5 via one of a number of different transmission paths involving various IP routers and links).
  • the route for a given datagram is determined dynamically at the originating SS7/IP gateway 4, and also at intermediate routers, depending upon the availability of links across the IP network 6.
  • segments belonging to a single SCCP user data block may be transmitted between the originating and destination SS7/IP gateways 4,5 via different IP transmission paths.
  • segments belonging to a single SCCP user data block may be received out of order at the destination signalling node.
  • Datagrams received at the SS7/IP gateway 5 are routed to the destination signalling node on the basis of the DPCs contained in the datagrams.
  • each XUDT message contains a segmentation parameter.
  • This parameter comprises a number of subfields including: a First Segment flag which indicates whether or not the XUDT contains the first segment in the ordered segment sequence; an In-Sequence Delivery Option flag which indicates that the XUDT contains a segment of a larger user data block; a Number of Remaining Segments Indicator which, as the name suggests, indicates the number of SCCP segments following the segment contained in the XUDT in the ordered sequence; and a Segmentation Local Reference which uniquely identifies the segment series (or user data block).
  • a reassembly process is run at the SCCP in order to recover the original SCCP user data block.
  • the SCCP Upon receipt of an XUDT with the In- Sequence Delivering Option flag set, the SCCP first of all identifies the Segmentation Local Reference contained in the segmentation parameter. As the same Segmentation Local Reference may be used simultaneously by two or more originating signalling nodes, in order to uniquely identify a segment sequence, the SCCP also determines the node associated with the XUDT message using the global title and signalling point code when they are included in the calling party address, or in the originating point code included in the MTP routing information.
  • the SCCP determines whether or not a reassembly process is in progress for segments containing that local reference and originating from the same originating node. If no reassembly process is in progress, the SCCP commences such a process and stores the received XUDT into memory. It is noted that the SCCP is able to determine the total number of segments belonging to an SCCP message when the XUDT is received which has the First Segment flag set, as the total number of segments will equal the (Number of Remaining Segments Indicator +
  • the SCCP monitors those reassembly processes which are in the progress at any given time, to determine when all of the segments belonging to a given SCCP user data block have been received.
  • the SCCP determines that all the segments of a given data block have been received, the SCCP orders the segments (extracted from the respective XUDT messages) depending upon the Number of Remaining Segments Indicators.
  • the correctly ordered segments are then concatenated to recover the original SCCP user data block.
  • the original SCCP block is then passed to the appropriate user part.
  • the SCCP at the destination node 3 may start a timer upon receipt of a first segment of a segmented SCCP user data block. If all of the segments belonging to the same block are not received within a given time, the SCCP may terminate the reassembly process and return an Error or Resend message to the originating signalling node 2.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un procédé de réassemblage d'une séquence ordonnée de segments de message pour une unité PCRS (partie contrôle du raccordement de signalisation) au niveau de ladite unité PCRS d'un noeud de signalisation d'un réseau de télécommunications, lesdits segments de massage étant reçus de manière désordonnée au noeud de signalisation. Ce procédé consiste à recevoir un premier segment de message au niveau de l'unité PCRS et à entamer un processus de réassemblage pour la séquence dont fait partie le segment reçu. Ce segment est sauvegardé dans une mémoire en tant que partie dudit processus, puis les segments restants du message pour l'unité PCRS sont également reçus et stockés dans la même mémoire. Les segments reçus sont enfin concaténés dans le bon ordre pour obtenir un bloc de données utilisateur PCRS, lequel est transmis à un utilisateur PCRS.
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